Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Summitt Elementary School, which is a part of AUSTIN ISD, with Reilly Elementary School, which is a part of AUSTIN ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Summitt Elementary School has a regular student population of 684 with a 13.1 students/teacher ratio while Reilly Elementary School has 302 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 students/teacher ratio.
Summitt Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 92 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Reilly Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 77 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
Summitt Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Reilly Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Summitt Elementary School. They make up for 42.54% of student population, followed by Asians (24.56%), Hispanics (22.51%), Two or More Races (7.02%) and African Americans (3.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Reilly Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.15%), Two or More Races (5.63%), Asians (4.64%), African Americans (2.32%) and Native Americans (0.33%).
Based on household incomes, the Summitt Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 31.43% compared to 36.75% at Reilly Elementary School.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Summitt Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.82% of its student population compared to 40.40% at Reilly Elementary School.
Summitt Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 35.53%, gifted and talented students, 8.33%, while 12.13% are in the special education program. Reilly Elementary School bilingual students comprise 89.74%, gifted and talented students, 7.28%, and 6.62% are in the special education program.
52 teachers employed at Summitt Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 23 teachers at Reilly Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Summitt Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Reilly Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Summitt Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Reilly Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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